California  Civil War Rosters

 

From the book “Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867

by Brig.-Gen. Richard H. Orton, pub. 1890

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler, © June 2004,  p 832.


 

First Battalion of Mountaineers

Field and Staff Officers

 

NAME

RANK

PLACE OF ENROLLMENT

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

DATE OF MUSTER

REMARKS

Stephen G. Whipple

Lieut.-Col.

Ft. Humboldt, Cal.

April 27, 1863

June 22, 1863

Disch’d at Ft. Humboldt, July 14, 1865, with battalion.

William S. R. Taylor

Major

Ft. Humboldt, Cal.

June 2, 1863

July 13, 1863

Resigned July 31, 1864.

Charles W. Long

Major

Fort Gaston, Cal.

Sept. 23, 1864

Oct. 3, 1864

Promoted from Captain Co. A; discharged at Fort Humboldt,, Cal., June 9, 1865, with battalion.

Jonathan Clark

Surgeon

Ft. Humboldt, Cal.

June 4, 1863

June 25, 1863

Disch’d at Ft. Humboldt, Cal., June 14, 1865, with battalion.

Aquila W. Hanna

1st Lieut. and Adjt.

Ft. Humboldt, Cal.

June 19, 1863

July 4, 1863

Discharged at Fort Humboldt, Cal., as a supernumerary officer of the battalion, Dec. 31, 1864.

William H. Pratt

1st Lieut. and Q.M.

Ft. Humboldt, Cal.

June 5, 1863

June 22, 1863

Discharged at Fort Humboldt, Cal., Dec. 31, 1864, as a supernumerary officer of the battalion.

William P. Hanna

Sergt.-Major

Eureka, Cal.

April 18, 1863

April 18, 1863

Promoted from Sergeant Co. A; discharged at Fort Humboldt, Cal., June 14, 1865, with battalion.

Jasper N. Janes

Q.M. Sergt.

Arcata, Cal.

April 15, 1863

April 15, 1863

Appointed from Sergt. Co. B; disch’d at Ft. Humboldt, Cal., May 16, 1865, per Dept. of Pacific S.O. No. 83.

John T. Best

Com’y Sergt.

Eureka, Cal.

April 18, 1863

April 18, 1863

Promoted from private Co. A, Aug. 14, 1863; disch’d at Fort Humboldt, Cal, June 14, 1865, per Dept. of Pacific S.O. No. 83, with battalion.

Roswell Tupper

Prin. Musician

Ft. Humboldt, Cal.

Sept. 14, 1863

Sept. 14, 1863

Promoted from private Co. D; disch’d at Fort Humboldt, Cal., June 14, 1865, per S.O. NO. 83, Dept. of Pacific, with battalion.

 

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